10 1/4 Inches Lost So Far!

I kind of started off slow and have had some set backs, but since I first measured myself February 3rd to today, April 24th, I have lost a total of 10 1/4 inches overall.  My biggest inch loss has come from my waist and abdominal area where I need it the most. 

I am pleased with this progress.  I don't have a scale, so I don't know how much I weigh, although I weighed one evening at the grocery store on a big scale and was pleased that I had lost most of the weight I gained over the period of time I was in Salt Lake and the stressful time of moving and getting here. 

This is encouraging.

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

I'm sure many will be able to relate to the ups and downs of the journey towards self improvement.  If I only wrote in here about my successes, that would not be a true picture.  Some days I do really well, and others I feel like I have failed miserably!  Some days I KNOW I can succeed, and other days I am just as sure I will never make it, that it's impossible!

What is the saying?  You only fail if you stay down after falling.  I don't intend to stay down!

I hope to be able to write about my successes.  I will not give up.  That would be too easy.  If any of you are struggling, don't you give up either!  I love Gordon B. Hinckley's optimistic quote:  "Don't get discouraged, everything will work out."  It will!

A Couple of Challenges

I have a couple of things I'm trying to get a handle on;  one is gluten sensitivity, and the other is candida.  I'm doing pretty well with avoiding gluten, although I have to say that I'm not perfect.  The candida problem is trickier.  I'm trying to avoid sugar (it's in so many things!) and I've got some other ideas to work with it. 

I read a good thought posted by Ann Louise Gittleman:  "There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it."--Josh Billings  My goal is to get to a place where I can enjoy my life free from food obsessions and worry about my weight.  In the meantime,
I may need to sacrifice for a while, but I still intend to enjoy my life.  This is a journey.  Obviously I have things to learn or I would have overcome this by now.  That being said, I have been blessed with a unique opportunity to be here in South Florida.  I intend to enjoy and learn from the experiences that come.